Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-11
Chronic IBrOn chitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an inflamma.
tiOn OF the mucus membrane of bronchial
tubes. But tais form more often occurs
later in life. When cold settles on the
lungs the disease either ends in bronc tits
or pneumonia. If it ends in bronchitis, It
usually passes of rs a cold in the chest, and
still the patient does not feel entirely we'll.
He feels tired and languid, and is incapa-
BILE of taking his usual amount of exercise,
and experiences a shortness OF breath with
more or less warmth in the palms of his
| hands. Soon after this cough ppears. ac-
cOmpanied by an expecoraion OF thick
mucus, followed by hectic flush, loss of
| flesh and stsengJh, and night swe4ts con-
tinue, when the patient assum 5 all the ap'
pearance OF having genuine case OF con-
sumption. But this Is simp catarrh of the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
l" the latter stages of the disease the mu-
| Gus membrane of the larger bronchial tu bes
| so tens. while the smaller tubes and air
cells of the lungs the mucus me brane be-
comes congested and infdmed. There are
no v1ties or tubeicles in the lungs, but
me- ely a wasting away of the larger bron-
chal tubes, and death takes place rom OBJ
! struction Of the bronchial tubes and air
cells of the lungs. The patient dies from
exhaustion aud and suffOcstiOn, being una
BILE to eXpectorate the mncus which accum-
ulates In the passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases is sticky and small in
quantity, but more comm My cOpious, of
light straw or yellowish green. Ottentimes
streaks of bload make their appearance in
the muces, and AT times there Is disagree
abe smell. Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold, at which time the mucus
becomes lear and frothy aud is Ot uncom-
laon'y the case that the patient dies in one
OF tn Sc attack.
Humid bronchitis (from humere, to be
moisD is SO Called from the profuse quanti-
ty of watery secretions which comes from
the air passages OF the lungs. At times it
becomes quite ropy. like the white of an
egg. This iorm OF disease usually attacks
old people.
Dry bronchitis. This disease, the very
opposite OF the above, is a very common
affection. Very many people who regard
themselves as quite healthy are to day I'M
der its influence. and are slowly but surely
becoming the victims OF this t,eacherous
complaint. This Is The most insidious of all
pulmonary diseases. There may at first be
O. slight hacking cough, and an expectora-
ton of q blu sh white mucuS And herein
lies the danger This mucus inhsbt,ing sa,dn the
raise, after 1t becomes soldified. perma-
nently obsructing portions of the lungs,
causing shortness OF breath, end feeling
of oppression "a the chest, particularly. af-
the cough becomes more severe and comes
on in parOxysms, and as the shortuess OF
breath lncreases, 1t almost assumes the
character of asthma. The mucus men,
ened, which arises from the frequent fresh
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
ken place, end the inevitable results that
are sure to follow.
Inhalation is the only system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
OF the two forms are entirely different. In
the one we must ailay the irritation, while
in the other we must stimulate healthy
action.
This will convince us of the necessity of
fully understanding the system of medicat-
ed inhalatiOns in the treatment of the vari-
Ous diseases of the pulmonary organs, for
when properly applied tn re is no system
Of medicine to be compared to 1t.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
Of prac ice can nse the remedy at home as
we'll as at our Office, and which will cause
no inc 'nvenience Or hindrance to business
whatever.
1 have seen so many of these cases cured
hat do not consider any case hopeless un-
ess the disease had advanced to the chest
md that both lungs are ser. ously involved.
even then the Limitations aid us In dissolv-
ng the mucus and In contracting and heal
ng the cavities, which nothing else can do
With the same success.
The very best references from those al
eady cured.